Italy Deputy PM Antonio Tajani arrives in New Delhi for second India visit this year

Exam-focused facts from the 16 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for his second visit to India this year.
He will meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday before proceeding to Mumbai for official engagements on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg and discussed expanding collaboration across trade, investment, defence, innovation, AI, space and education.
India and Italy announced a joint initiative to combat terror financing during the Modi-Meloni meeting.